{"id":5047,"date":"2026-06-22T10:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T09:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/?p=5047"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:05:13","slug":"june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Connection Through Workplace Wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

June Focus<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we move into summer, June offers a valuable opportunity for workplaces to reflect on one of the most important drivers of employee wellbeing \u2013 connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several awareness events taking place this month highlight the importance of relationships, community and support networks, both inside and outside the workplace. These include National Carers Week (8\u201314 June), Men’s Health Week (15\u201321 June), Cancer Survivors Day (7 June), and World Blood Donor Day (14 June).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research consistently shows that people who feel connected at work report higher levels of wellbeing, engagement and job satisfaction. Yet many organisations continue to face challenges in creating opportunities for meaningful connection, particularly in hybrid and dispersed working environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connection does not always require significant investment. Across the Healthy Workplace Programme, participating organisations have demonstrated how simple initiatives can have a positive impact. Examples include workplace walking groups, coffee mornings, peer support initiatives, lunch-and-learn sessions, team challenges, volunteering activities and employee-led wellbeing groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Carers Week also provides an opportunity for organisations to recognise the many employees who balance work with caring responsibilities. Creating supportive workplace cultures where employees feel comfortable discussing their needs can make a significant difference to wellbeing and retention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As workplaces continue their wellbeing journeys, June serves as a reminder that wellbeing is not only about individual health behaviours. It is also about fostering belonging, support and positive workplace relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions for Reflection<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  • How connected do employees feel to their colleagues and organisation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Are there opportunities to strengthen social wellbeing within your workplace?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • How are employees with caring responsibilities supported?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • What small actions could help build a greater sense of community?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Sometimes the most impactful wellbeing initiatives are the simplest\u2014creating opportunities for people to connect, share experiences and support one another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    June Focus: As we move into summer, June offers a valuable opportunity for workplaces to reflect on one of the most important drivers of employee wellbeing \u2013 connection. Several awareness …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[196],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBuilding Connection Through Workplace Wellbeing - Healthy Workplace Ireland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June Focus: As we move into summer, June offers a valuable opportunity for workplaces to reflect on one of the most important drivers of employee\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ga_IE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Building Connection Through Workplace Wellbeing - Healthy Workplace Ireland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"June Focus: As we move into summer, June offers a valuable opportunity for workplaces to reflect on one of the most important drivers of employee\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Healthy Workplace Ireland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-22T09:30:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-22T10:05:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Marianna Costello\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Marianna Costello\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Marianna Costello\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c8714028f7afb73cc336319f6e34cfad\"},\"headline\":\"Building Connection Through Workplace Wellbeing\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-22T09:30:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-22T10:05:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":291,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"General News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"ga-IE\"},{\"@type\":[\"WebPage\",\"ItemPage\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\\\/\",\"name\":\"Building Connection Through Workplace Wellbeing - Healthy Workplace Ireland\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-22T09:30:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-22T10:05:13+00:00\",\"description\":\"June Focus: As we move into summer, June offers a valuable opportunity for workplaces to reflect on one of the most important drivers of employee\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"ga-IE\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Baile\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Building Connection Through Workplace Wellbeing\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/\",\"name\":\"Healthy Ireland @ Work\",\"description\":\"Sl\u00e1inte agus foll\u00e1ine oibrithe a chur chun cinn laistigh de gach ionad oibre\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Healthy Workplace\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"ga-IE\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Healthy Workplace Ireland\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ga-IE\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/healthyucd-HealthyIreland3.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/healthyucd-HealthyIreland3.png\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"caption\":\"Healthy Workplace Ireland\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/ga\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c8714028f7afb73cc336319f6e34cfad\",\"name\":\"Marianna Costello\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ga-IE\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/cb80c1e3bb3112cc814235cbb78a66f8.jpg?ver=1782271274\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/cb80c1e3bb3112cc814235cbb78a66f8.jpg?ver=1782271274\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/healthyworkplace.ie\\\/wp-content\\\/litespeed\\\/avatar\\\/cb80c1e3bb3112cc814235cbb78a66f8.jpg?ver=1782271274\",\"caption\":\"Marianna Costello\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Building Connection Through Workplace Wellbeing - Healthy Workplace Ireland","description":"June Focus: As we move into summer, June offers a valuable opportunity for workplaces to reflect on one of the most important drivers of employee","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\/","og_locale":"ga_IE","og_type":"article","og_title":"Building Connection Through Workplace Wellbeing - Healthy Workplace Ireland","og_description":"June Focus: As we move into summer, June offers a valuable opportunity for workplaces to reflect on one of the most important drivers of employee","og_url":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\/","og_site_name":"Healthy Workplace Ireland","article_published_time":"2026-06-22T09:30:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-06-22T10:05:13+00:00","author":"Marianna Costello","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Marianna Costello","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\/"},"author":{"name":"Marianna Costello","@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/#\/schema\/person\/c8714028f7afb73cc336319f6e34cfad"},"headline":"Building Connection Through Workplace Wellbeing","datePublished":"2026-06-22T09:30:19+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-22T10:05:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\/"},"wordCount":291,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/#organization"},"articleSection":["General News"],"inLanguage":"ga-IE"},{"@type":["WebPage","ItemPage"],"@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\/","url":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\/","name":"Building Connection Through Workplace Wellbeing - Healthy Workplace Ireland","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-06-22T09:30:19+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-22T10:05:13+00:00","description":"June Focus: As we move into summer, June offers a valuable opportunity for workplaces to reflect on one of the most important drivers of employee","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"ga-IE","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/june-focus-building-connection-through-workplace-wellbeing\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Baile","item":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Building Connection Through Workplace Wellbeing"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/#website","url":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/","name":"Healthy Ireland @ Work","description":"Sl\u00e1inte agus foll\u00e1ine oibrithe a chur chun cinn laistigh de gach ionad oibre","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Healthy Workplace","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"ga-IE"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/#organization","name":"Healthy Workplace Ireland","url":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ga-IE","@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/healthyucd-HealthyIreland3.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/healthyucd-HealthyIreland3.png","width":150,"height":150,"caption":"Healthy Workplace Ireland"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/#\/schema\/person\/c8714028f7afb73cc336319f6e34cfad","name":"Marianna Costello","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ga-IE","@id":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/cb80c1e3bb3112cc814235cbb78a66f8.jpg?ver=1782271274","url":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/cb80c1e3bb3112cc814235cbb78a66f8.jpg?ver=1782271274","contentUrl":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/cb80c1e3bb3112cc814235cbb78a66f8.jpg?ver=1782271274","caption":"Marianna Costello"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5047"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5050,"href":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5047\/revisions\/5050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyworkplace.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}